COVID-19 Updates
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Coronavirus: quarter of Hongkongers on regular care duties for loved ones during pandemic, with many feeling out of their depth, research reveals
One in four Hongkongers took on regular care responsibilities for their loved ones at home during the Covid-19 pandemic, but half of them said they lacked sufficient knowledge to manage…
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Why market fears of an Air China takeover of Cathay Pacific proved unfounded
When trading in Cathay Pacific shares was suspended early last week, the local stock market rumour mill went into overdrive. Foremost was speculation over whether Air China, the second-largest shareholder…
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Is the party over in Southeast Asia’s post-coronavirus tech scene?
Term sheets were exchanged, vetted and accepted. Series A funding for a Singaporean tech start-up was a done deal, or so it had thought. Then Covid-19 struck.“[The investors] just pulled…
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Asia’s electronics sector booms, bucking global economic slump
Global trade data in the Covid-19 era has been generally abysmal, but look a little closer and the electronics sector that fires Asia’s trade engines could be headed for a…
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Asian suppliers brace for ‘insolvency storm’ from cash-strapped buyers amid rise in overdue payments
Suppliers and exporters in Asia are bracing for an increase in defaults among their buyers as coronavirus lockdown measures led to a surge in overdue payments by companies that trade…
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Singapore focuses on creating jobs, commits to globalisation
Singapore pledged its commitment to globalisation despite the coronavirus pandemic inspiring a rise in protectionist trade policies worldwide.“For many countries, Covid-19 has accelerated the retreat from globalisation, and the erection…
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Israel deports US billionaire’s son for breaking coronavirus rules to visit model girlfriend
Israel said Sunday it was deporting the son of American media magnate Shari Redstone for violating the country’s coronavirus quarantine rules while paying a secret visit to his model girlfriend.Israel’s…
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Coronavirus: Europe reopens many borders but not to Americans nor Asians
Europe is taking a big step toward a new normality as many countries open borders to fellow Europeans after three months of coronavirus lockdowns – but even though Europeans love…
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‘Disinfecting non-stop’ as Italy faces two new coronavirus outbreaks
Yellow police tape – a familiar sight across Italy since the coronavirus began sweeping the country in March – reappeared over the weekend outside a Rome squat where around 15…
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Coronavirus live news: Spain set to open borders to most countries in EU’s Schengen area
Thousands demonstrated in Berlin against racism and for broader fairness, including sharing the coronavirus burden, as they formed a socially-distant human chain through the German capital on Sunday, AFP reports.…